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2017 Maryland Code
Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Title 2 - Court Personnel
Subtitle 3 - Sheriffs
§ 2-310. Second in command
Universal Citation: MD Cts & Jud Pro Code § 2-310 (2017)
- (a) Appointment; succession to powers of sheriff. -- The sheriff of Baltimore City and each county may appoint, from time to time, from among his deputies a second in command. On the death, disqualification, or resignation of the sheriff or in the event the sheriff is convicted of a felony, the second in command shall succeed to all the powers, duties, responsibilities, and obligations of the sheriff until a successor has been appointed by the Governor.
- (b) Bond. -- Immediately upon assuming the powers of the sheriff, the second in command shall file a bond with the State Comptroller, in the same penalty and on the same conditions as that required of the sheriff.
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